Dominic Christian envisioned returning to Hales Franciscan High School to deliver a memorable speech to the football team about the importance of making good decisions.
Christian, an incoming freshman wide receiver at the University of Nevada, Reno,...

Lake Forest High School swimmer Ana Kohout had a meet for the ages last November, when she won two events and finished second in two more at the state championships. Such results usually would yield a huge number of points for her team, but in her case,...

It sounds clueless and blinkered to compare the vibrant new comedy "Dope," set in multicultural Inglewood southwest of LA, to the extremely white 1983 film "Risky Business."
But wait. The filmmaker, writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, is...

Tyler Jay made his mark as a closer but closed his Illinois career as a starter.
His role going forward will be decided by the Minnesota Twins.
Less than an hour after Jay took the loss in Illinois' season-ending 4-2 defeat to Vanderbilt in the NCAA...

It's hard to imagine two faster, more talented teenage track athletes in America than juniors Michael Norman of Vista Murrieta and T.J. Brock of West Hills Chaminade. Their speed came through on a breezy, sometimes overcast Saturday afternoon at...

Her career still has another full season to go, but Kendal Judge is already in a class by herself as a pitcher at Providence.
The junior right-hander surpassed Amanda Wilson to set the school record for career strikeouts in a May 7 win over Waubonsie...

UConn's Carson Cross has been named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, the league announced Monday night. Cross headlines a league-best seven All-Conference performers for the Huskies, including four first-team members.In addition to Cross,...

Martha Griffin scored three goals and Renee Olsen had two goals and an assist as Trinity defeated Pomona-Pitzer 16-2 Saturday in an NCAA Division III women's lacrosse third-round game in Hartford. The Bantams (19-1) will play the College of New Jersey...

Emt Out At RHAMRHAM High School has decided not to renew the contract of its longtime basketball coach Steve Emt. Emt, who had coached for the past 20 years at the school in Hebron, said Thursday he has spent almost 35 years involved in the sport,...

Glenbard West girls track coach Kelly Hass managed to find a silver lining in an otherwise dark moment.
Glenbard West junior Lindsay Graham was ruled out for the remainder of track season, including Thursday's Class 3A Glenbard North Sectional and next...

MIDDLETOWN — After three straight losses that dropped their record to 5-7, senior outside hitter John Haberski and the Xavier boys volleyball team finally got back to winning.
The Falcons ended their losing skid at home Monday night, defeating SCC foe...

Both Simsbury and Farmington High Schools ranked in the top 10 on U.S. News & World Report's list of the best high schools in Connecticut.Simsbury High School was rated sixth and Farmington High School was rated 10th. Nationally, Simsbury High is...

Defending champ Petra Kvitova, ranked fourth in the world, will be back in New Haven this summer to play in the Connecticut Open, Aug. 21-29 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale. And the State Open high school tennis finals will be played...

Last year, Northwest Catholic became the first girls team from the CCC to win a state championship in tennis since 1992, when Glastonbury won the Class L title for the second consecutive year.
Stan Piorkowski is in his 12th season as the Northwest...

Class: Senior
Position: Catcher
Accomplishments: Signed letter of intent with UConn in November. Went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI against Northwest Catholic-West Hartford. Doubled and tripled for two RBI against Farmington. Doubled and tripled for...

Absolute dedication often brings the greatest reward, but invariably it comes with equally difficult choices to make, especially in a sport like gymnastics.
Just ask Matt Beck, 18, of Cheshire.
"It's a lot of sacrifice, I've learned over the...

The spring sports season heralds the arrival of baseball, softball, track and field. This also means kids need to be prepared to play.
Professional ball players spend 4-6 weeks in spring training, preparing for the season, but for many kids practice...

The spring sports season heralds the arrival of baseball, softball, track and field. This also means kids need to be prepared to play.
Professional ball players spend 4-6 weeks in spring training, preparing for the season, but for many kids practice...

ENFIELD — The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has denied Enfield schools' request to merge the two high schools' football teams this fall, according to a school official.The CIAC, according to spokesman Joel Cookson, does not comment on...